re: #280 Amory Blaine

Apparently, lots of people think our prisons aren’t full enough.

Our emphasis on “Law and Order” is coupled with a desire for punishment and revenge. We get that from our Puritan past. Just look at any comment thread in a newspaper where an American is charged with something overseas in another country. 75% of the comments will be in favor of seeing the tourist get raped/killed/fill in the blank…

That sadistic juror in “12 Angry Men” is a real big part of middle America.